Half a cucumber

I now cut a cucumber in half, wrap it in foil then put it in one of those green bags that are supposed to prolong the life of vegetables. And I don’t keep it in the salad drawer, which seems to get too cold, but further up the fridge. They do seem to keep for ages that way. I was always throwing cucumbers away that had gone bad.

Hello 👋 Greenfinch! I bought half a cucumber yesterday in Morrisons.
60p, 95p for a whole one.

Thanks MayBee I have been keeping mine in the salad drawer so I will take your advice.

When you put cucumber in the fridge, wrap it in a clean tea towel. It lasts so much longer.

Hi Grannmarie. I will have a look in Morrisons next time I am there. I didn’t look this week as I didn’t need one but I went there on Saturday as they had Baileys for £8.50 if you spent over £45 . Good offer!

Never thought of wrapping a cucumber. Thanks Desdemona.

Fresh veg never seems to last well, these days.
A day or so, and they've had it.

I agree. It is very difficult now to shop only once a week for vegetables unless you have access to very fresh ones.

I used tobalways keep salad basics in my fridge, but I've given up now.

M&S sell a midi cucumber which is quite a bit smaller than a regular one.

Midi sounds interesting!

There’s only one of me…I haven’t found half cucumbers for ages and a whole one is too much. I have taken to buying the small packs of mini ones to avoid waste but I think they’re probably more expensive than a half one if you have that choice

We buy packs of mini ones in Lidl too. They last well in the fridge though, so said upthread, better in the body of the fridge rather than the salad drawer.

I buy baby cucumbers from Tesco. They seem to keep well. When my puppy was teething she loved them!

I did wonder about the minis when I saw them in Lidl so perhaps I ought to try them.

I use the mini ones and mini mixed peppers for salads

It's like this, ArthurCucumbet felt that being separated from his other Arth, was kind of traumatic and in the interests of keeping the Cucumber family together they're now sold together. They even recorded a song about it, chorus went something like this "De dum de dum de dum you can make me whole again"

Don’t know about cucumbers, but I swear by those green bags - they keep vegetables fresh, often for weeks.

Are the green bags washable and reusable?

teabagwoman

Are the green bags washable and reusable?

Yes they are. I’ve never been sure that they do work ( they certainly don’t help with bananas) but they do seem to work with lettuce and cucumbers.

Morrisons is the only place I can buy them as well. I also use the mini ones if I can’t get a half one.

I don't know about these green bags.
Where could I get some please?

Waitrose sell midi cucumbers.

I buy the little cucumbers in Lidl, several in a punnet, not sure if they are there right now but these would answer your problem inasmuch as there isn't as much as a full cucumber.